I 60'ernes USA hyres den italiensk-amerikanske udsmider Tony Lip som chauffør for den sorte klavervirtuos Don Shirley. Don skal på koncertturné, og det umage par må gøre brug af en rejseguide til, hvilke restauranter og hoteller der tager imod afroamerikanere for at sikre, at han ikke nægtes servering. Undervejs bliver Tony og Don konfronteret med deres egne fordomme, og de får øjnene op for alt det, de har til fælles.
Los Angeles er kendt som byen, hvor drømme bliver til virkelighed. Skuespilleren Mia jagter sit livs filmrolle, men den lader vente på sig. Sebastian drømmer om en fremtid som jazzmusiker, men er tvunget til at tage ligegyldige jobs som hyggepianist. Da de to mødes, forelsker de sig hovedkulds. Men deres kærlighed og karriereplaner sættes på en hård prøve i den pulserende storby.
Polen, anden verdenskrig. Den jødiske Wladyslaw Szpilman er en talentfuld jødiske pianist, der undgår deportation. I lighed med tusindvis andre jøder bliver han tvunget til at leve under usle forhold i en ghetto midt i Warszawa. Han formår, at stikke af og gemmer sig i storbyens ruiner. En tysk officer yder hjælp til den hårdt plagede Szpilman.
Erika Kohut er en midaldrende klaverlærer ved musikkonservatoriet i Wien. Hun bor sammen med sin mor, som hun har et had-kærlighedsforhold til. I sin fritid frekventerer Erika byens red light district og dyrker sin interesse for pornografi. En dag beslutter en af Erikas unge elever sig for at forføre den smukke lærerinde, som snart bortkaster alle sine hæmninger, så et intenst forhold kan tage sin begyndelse.
Ben er en ung IRS-agent, der er deprimeret og tynget af skyld. Han bærer på en skæbnesvanger hemmelighed og for at rette op på fortiden forseelser beslutter han sig for at hjælpe syv fremmede mennesker i nød. En af de syv er kvinden Emily, som Ben forelsker sig i. Men mødet med Emily betyder også at Ben bliver konfronteret med sin fortid og at han nye forehavende ikke går helt efter planen.
Det klaverspillende vidunderbarn Reginald Dwight finder inspiration i både Elvis Presley og Bach, og da han som ung mand går i partnerskab med sangskriveren Bernie Taupin, indspiller han sin debutplade under aliasset Elton John. Den efterfølgende succes og verdensberømmelse, alkohol- og stofmisbruget, og de mange op- og nedture tager dog hårdt på den følsomme og anerkendelseshungrende Reginald.
Ray er en helt utrolig og inspirerende beretning om at tage kampen op mod livets genvordigheder. Filmen vandt 2 Oscar® - herunder Bedste skuespiller for Jamie Foxx' fantastiske præstation - og blev nomineret til 4 andre - herunder Bedste film. Ray Charles overvandt uoverkommelige forhindringer på sin vej fra den spæde start til international stjernestatus og satte sit tydelige præg på musikken gennem årtier. Ray er en underholdende og uforglemmelig film, som kombinerer den fortryllende historie med skuespillerpræstationer i verdensklasse og fantastisk musik.
I midten af 1800-tallet rejser en ung enke fra Skotland til New Zealand, hvor hun har aftalt giftermål med en mand, hun aldrig har set. Med sig har hun sin datter, lidt bagage - samt sit dyrebare klaver.
Den engelske pianist Marc er bosiddende i Rom, hvor han tilfældigt overværer det brutale mord på et anerkendt medium. Det viser sig, at morderen skal søges tættere på Marc, end godt er, og snart trækkes han - sammen med den kvindelige reporter - ind i opklaringen af en forbrydelse, der viser sig mere bizar end Marc havde forestillet sig. Og da morderen vender sin interesse mod de to efterforskere, intensiveres jagten på nøglen til mysteriet i et hæsblæsende kapløb med tiden.
Ingmar Bergmans hudflettende blotlægning af forholdet mellem en følelseskold mor og hendes kærlighedshungrende datter holdes oppe af et fremragende spil mellem Liv Ullmann (datteren) og, ikke mindst, Ingrid Bergman (moderen) i sin sidste store rolle. Sidstnævnte spiller en berømt pianist, der kommer på et af sine sjældne besøg hos datteren, som i virkeligheden bærer på mange års opsparede bebrejdelser. Under en natlig samtale kommer de store følelser på bordet.
Mesterlige Francois Truffauts anden film Skyd på pianisten er en rørende og underskøn film om en mand, Charlie (Charles Aznavour), der engang var en berømt koncertpianist, men som nu ernærer sig ved at spille baggrundsklaver i et andenrangs værtshus. Servitricen er forelsket i ham, men han hæger stadig om minderne om sin ekskones utroskab. En dag dukker hans bror op med to gangstere, som har et uafklaret mellemværende med Charlie.
Sim Chung-Yi has an absolute sense of sight which allows her to identify thousands of colors. She also has a bright personality. Sim Chung-Yi meets Ma Poong-Do who is a pianist. He is highly skilled on the piano, but he receives criticism that he has lack of sensibility. Sim Chung-Yi and Ma Poong-Do develop romantically. Sim Chung-Yi also tries to find a secret of her father.
Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric playing style. Can the heartfelt sounds of the girl's violin lead the boy to play the piano again?
Megumi Noda, or "Nodame" is a piano student at Momogaoka College of Music. An extremely talented pianist who wants to be a preschool teacher, she prefers playing by ear rather than reading the music score. She is messy and disorganized. Shinichi Chiaki is Momogaoka's top student. Born into a musical family, he is talented in piano and violin and has secret ambitions to become a conductor. An arrogant multi-lingual perfectionist who once lived abroad in the music capitals of the world as a young boy, he is trapped in Japan because of his childhood phobia of airplanes and the ocean. They meet by accident and sparks fly!
Five Fingers is about young people overcoming their tragedy and fulfilling their dreams. There’s a boy, Ji Ho, who’s eager to be part of one family. Step-mother who saved a son from the fire, while leaving her birth son inside. This boy wants to become a son of a mother, who’s not his birth mother. He wants to become a brother to a younger brother, who’s not his true brother. Ji Ho’s life may look miserable. But he has an outstanding talent as a pianist. However, he has a rival to overcome. In Ha, who also has a professional skill. Although, he doesn’t get much attention. Stay tuned to see the battle between these two different pianists.
A drama about the dreams and love of classical music students who find their own happiness after wandering between talent and reality.
There is a street piano placed in a music store on a shopping district. Sawamoto Ren is a young electrician who has stayed away from the piano for a long time, but decides to start to a new path as a street pianist after meeting Kajiwara Midori, the daughter of the music store owner. Soon later, people from various backgrounds stop by to play the street piano and have heart-to-heart interactions with Ren and Midori.
During the Suez Crisis of 1956, two young clerks at the stuffy Foreign Office in Whitehall display little interest in the decline of the British Empire. To their eyes, it can hardly compete with girls, rock music, and the intrigue of romantic entanglements.
Yoo-Seul is a student of an art high school. She is a talented pianist and who won various contests, but she is driven by her mother. Yoo-Seul's mother wanted to become a pianist when she was younger. One day, Yoo-Seul has an accident. Yoo-Seul may never play the again because of the accident. With the help of her friend Cha-Sik and Yoo-Seul's rival Jin-Mok, Yoo-Seul begins to live a new life.
A riches-to-rags pianist who loses everything but her smile is guided by twinkling little stars to a small town where she finds hope, home and love.
Min-jae and Seo-yeon are no different from ordinary 17-year-old high school students. Min-jae is silent and sensitive, yet a good student. Seo-yeon who plays the piano wished to enter an arts high school but failed. As they grow into adults, their surroundings and the reality they face get harsher. These two somehow similar but different friends get closer as they overcome their growing pains together.
Park Qi Cai has 5 flawless men in her surrounding, with the same surname; including adopted son and cousin. One day, she crosses paths with a young man, named Quan Xi Zheng, because of a cellphone. He may be handsome and excellent at everything, but also has one flaw - sharp tongue that pushes Qi Cai's buttons. To make matters worse, Qi Cai can never beat him at his own game. Qi Cai's older brothers, step in to help her with handling him, but nothing works, until Qi Cai discovers Quan Xi Zheng's secret, that revolves around a musical score, called March Minor.
